5 players charged will have jury trial
The five hockey players charged with sexual assault in Canada have asked for and been granted a trial by jury.
Daniel Brown, one of the lawyers representing former NHL player Alex Formenton, confirmed the request for a jury trial in an email Wednesday.
“Earlier this week, all five players selected a trial
Flames and Michael Mcleod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils are facing charges in connection with an alleged sexual assault that took place in London, Ontario, in 2018. Mcleod is facing an extra charge of being party to an offense.
Attorneys representing the players have said their clients would plead not guilty and defend themselves against the allegations. The next hearing is scheduled for April 30.
London police two years ago reopened its investigation into the events of June 2018, after word emerged that Hockey Canada had settled a lawsuit with a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by several members of the country’s world junior team after a fundraising gala. That led to charges being filed in January and the five players turning themselves in to police.
Denver Gordon Porter Jr. Jokic Cldwll-pp J.murray Watson Braun Jackson Nnaji Holiday Huff Pickett Tyson Strawther
Min FG 24:24 7-8 24:27 5-11 32:19 5-9 28:57 6-10 32:3113-15 20:02 3-6 19:59 2-8 18:38 2-6 13:44 0-3 12:19 1-2 3:34 1-1 3:34 0-1 3:34 1-3 1:56 0-2
FT Reb A PFPTS 3-4 1-6 6 0 17 2-2 0-5 1 3 14 4-4 1-1411 3 14 0-0 1-2 4 3 16 1-1 0-3 6 0 32 0-0 1-2 1 2 6 0-0 0-3 0 2 5 0-0 0-2 4 0 5 0-0 0-2 0 2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0-0 0-2 0 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 1-2 0 0 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Totals 240:0046-8510-115-4334 17117 Percentages: FG .541, FT .909; 3-Point Goals: 15-35, .429 (J.murray 5-6, Caldwell-pope 4-6, Porter Jr. 2-6, Huff 1-1, Jackson 1-2, Tyson 1-2, Braun 1-6, Gordon 0-1, Holiday 0-1, Nnaji 0-1, Pickett 0-1, Strawther 0-1, Watson 0-1); Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers:
1; Blocked Shots: 7 (Nnaji 3, J.murray, Jokic, Porter Jr., Watson); Turnovers:
15 (J.murray 5, Porter Jr. 3, Jokic 2, Watson 2, Holiday, Jackson, Pickett); Steals: 10 (Caldwell-pope 3, Jokic 3, Braun, J.murray, Nnaji, Pickett).
A: 19,628 (19,520)